Schizophrenia Research
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 203-213 , 1 December 2001

Stability of exploratory eye movements as a marker of schizophrenia — a WHO multi-center study

  • T. Kojima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nihon University School of Medicine, Oyaguchi Kamimachi 30-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +83-339-728-111, ext. 2430; fax: +81-339-742-920
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  • E. Matsushima

      Affiliations

    • Section of Liaison Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 5-45 Yushima 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • K. Ohta

      Affiliations

    • Section of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 5-45 Yushima 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • M. Toru

      Affiliations

    • Section of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 5-45 Yushima 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • Yong-Hua Han

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Mental Health, Beijing Medical University, No. 51 Huayuan Bei Road, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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  • Yu-Cun Shen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Mental Health, Beijing Medical University, No. 51 Huayuan Bei Road, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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  • D. Moussaoui

      Affiliations

    • University Psychiatric Center, Ibn Ruchd, Casablanca, Morocco
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  • I. David

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatricke Centrum Praha, Ustavni 91, 181 03 Praha 8, Czech Republic
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  • K. Sato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, North 14, West 5, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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  • I. Yamashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, North 14, West 5, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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  • N. Kathmann

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik der Universitat Munchen, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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  • H. Hippius

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik der Universitat Munchen, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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  • J.X. Thavundayil

      Affiliations

    • Douglas Hospital Research Center, 6875 La Salle Boulevard, Verdun, Canada H4H IR3
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  • S. Lal

      Affiliations

    • Douglas Hospital Research Center, 6875 La Salle Boulevard, Verdun, Canada H4H IR3
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  • N.P. Vasavan Nair

      Affiliations

    • Douglas Hospital Research Center, 6875 La Salle Boulevard, Verdun, Canada H4H IR3
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  • S.G. Potkin

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Irvine, Brain Imaging Center, Room 163 Irvine Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-3960, USA
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  • L. Prilipko

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health and Prevention of Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Received 15 March 2000 ,Accepted 1 November 2000.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 203-213 , 1 December 2001

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